Digital Forensics & Cyber Security Blog
Digital Forensics & Cyber Security Blog
The White House – Duped By a Spoof
A "digital prankster" from the UK tricked several White House advisers into thinking he was their colleague. Several members of Trump's staff replied to emails coming from someone who was not who he said he was according to a CNN report. Using fake email addresses like reince.priebus@mail.com, the prankster contacted [...]
South Park Trolled Amazon Echo Owners and it was Hilarious
We expected the premiere of South Park to be awesome, but the creators had something special in mind for owners of Amazon Echo. Anyone can activate the device using the "wake word"... including Cartman. And in the season opener that's exactly what happened. Watch a clip captured by Moritz Wittman: [...]
Malware Hidden in CCleaner Software
The security team at Cisco Talos discovered that download servers used by CCleaners had been compromised to distribute malware inside CCleaner. The affected versions of the software are CCleaner 5.33.6162 and CCleaner Cloud 1.07.3191. The company is urging users to upgrade to version 5.34 or higher (which it says is [...]
Death by Selfie
Combining alcohol and a camera often leads to cringe-worthy situations. Combine alcohol, a camera and a loaded gun and you’re just asking for tragedy. Sadly, such was the tale of 21-year old Oscar Aguilar who, while getting drunk with his pals, thought it would be cool to take a selfie [...]
Apple Pay Cash Coming in Future Update to iOS 11 and Watch OS 4
Coming this fall with an update to iOS 11 and watchOS 4, Apple Pay users will be able to send and receive money from friends and family quickly, easily and securely. Pay and get paid right in Messages, or tell Siri to pay someone, using the credit and debit cards they [...]
Fitbit Used as Key Evidence in Murder Case
Connecticut police have used a woman's FitBit data to disprove her husband's story and subsequently charge him in her murder. On December 23, 2015, Richard Dabate returned to his home to pick up his laptop while his wife was at the gym according to an article by CNN. This is [...]
Hackers Slipped Malware Into The Google Play Store
Six cybersecurity firms came together today to announce that they successfully took down a network of apps that turned Android smartphones into cyber weapons. Mashable reports that the malware, called WireX, was hidden in about 300 apps available for download in the Google Play Store. While they appeared to be pretty unassuming [...]
How a Bug in an Obscure Chip Exposed a Billion Smartphones to Hackers
If you haven't updated your iPhone or Android device lately, do it now. Until very recent patches, a bug in a little-examined Wi-Fi chip would have allowed a hacker to invisibly hack into any one of a billion devices. Yes, billion with a b. A vulnerability that pervasive is rare, [...]
You Can Finally Play These Crazy-Cool Classics on the Nintendo Switch
The Nintendo Switch is already hitting home runs as a part-time portable Neo Geo simulator, and the gaming console just added another collectively strange but welcome batch of throwback games to its roster of retro-playables. From coin-op arcade classics to a GameCube original, arcade collection Namco Museum is nothing if not a novel [...]
TSA Tightens Electronics Screening for Domestic Flights
(Photo: PAUL J. RICHARDS, AFP/Getty Images) After ramping up screening for international flights heading to the U.S., the Transportation Security Administration announced Wednesday that it will scrutinize electronics more closely domestically over the coming weeks and months. Travelers in standard TSA checkpoint lines at airports will have to remove all [...]